@barts ā¦āBut I honestly donāt understand why you rejoice in hearing the violinist foot tapping in the third row.ā Ā Perhaps you were lucky and quick and āgotā the essence of music quickly. But, I am pretty sure for the majority of audiophiles early experiences with music influenced them. For me, mostly in the ā70s. Really moved by the beat and rhythm and terrible sonic reproduction. Desiring kick drums to have greater impactā¦ then being really impressed by being able to actually hear the lyrics of songs we knew for many years. Then to distinguish each of the Beatles voices. Decade by decade one becomes glued to what more can one hear with the next upgradeā¦ slowly loosing track of the real musical essence. I listen to otherās high end systemās, and what dealers present. I was not alone. I am highly analyticalā¦ this is an easy route to takeā¦ and many have. I have heard so many detailed scraping systems that I find it hard to believe.Ā If my posts are redundantā¦ well, I am just reacting to the questionsā¦ so. I guess I must be consistent. |
Tony, I appreciate your affection, you follow me everywhere. When I say reference I don't mean Pass amps with some lower end Wilson speakers. Just because you have a good sound doesn't mean necessarily that it is a reference sound. There are preferences and subjective elements and there is also objectivity. Who has top or near top level Boulder, Gryphon or D'Agostino amplification? That's reference level SS amplification. And lets put them against same level Lamm VAC and CAT. Why would you go with those SSs instead of tubes, practical considerations aside ? They would never give you the midrange that those valve amplifiers would. |
